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Aaron Pierre (The Underground Railroad) and Stephan James (Homecoming) have emerged as top choices to star alongside Kyle Chandler in Lanterns, HBO's high-profile series based on the Green Lantern DC comic, Deadline has learned. The duo are in conversations to play John Stewart opposite Chandler’s Hal…

Lucas Jones is coming back to Port Charles — and it’s now Van Hansis’ turn to play the role. Hansis is best known for playing Luke Snyder on As the World Turns from 2005-2010. He’s set to premiere Oct. 4 on the ABC sudser. “Being on General Hospital, I guess, is literally a dream come true,&#8221…

EXCLUSIVE: Professional wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman, aka MJF, of AEW fame is the latest to join the cast in Netflix's Happy Gilmore 2, starring Adam Sandler. Details of his role are under wraps, as is the sequel's plot. Others on board include Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald, who reprise…

EXCLUSIVE: Sonequa Martin-Green, Mike Colter, Jamie Chung, Sherri Saum, and Kiara Barnes have joined Season 2 of Fox’s crime procedural Accused. Martin-Green and Colter will lead the finale, titled "Megan's Story," as Megan and John, respectively. Barnes play Eve in the same episode, in which a…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ With Showtime’s Yellowjackets has added Hilary Swank to its Season 3 cast. The two-time Oscar winner will be a recurring guest star on the upcoming season, which is currently filming in Vancouver. I hear there is an option for her to become a series regular should the hit series get…

John Hoogenakker (Waco: The Aftermath), Francesco Acquaroli (Dogman), Giuseppe De Domenico (ZeroZeroZero) and Roberta Mattei (Non essere cattivo) are set for lead roles opposite Grace Van Patten and Sharon Horgan in Hulu’s Amanda Knox limited series. Amanda is based on the true story of…

EXCLUSIVE: Sosie Bacon (Smile, Mare of Easttown), Amanda Righetti (Reagan, The Mentalist), Janet Montgomery (1923, New Amsterdam), Stephanie Faracy (Nobody Wants This, Uncoupled) and Mike Vogel (Sex/Life) have joined the recurring cast of Prime Video’s Scarpetta. They join the previously announced…

EXCLUSIVE: Kyle Allen (A Haunting in Venice), Francesca Carpanini and Abubakr Ali (Grendel) are the latest talent to join Kathryn Bigelow’s new Netflix film. The untitled thriller also stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, Moses…

After helping leading Longlegs to box-office success this past summer, Maika Monroe is ready to star in another iconic horror thriller as she is set to star in 20th Century’s new take on the 1992 classic The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.  Michelle Garza Cervera will direct the pic with Micah Bloomberg…

Netflix has ordered the limited series adaptation of East of Eden and set Mike Faist and Hoon Lee to join Christopher Abbott and Florence Pugh in the all-star ensemble. Zoe Kazan is writing and exec producing and Pugh is also on board to exec produce. Jeb Stuart will co-show run. Deadline was first to…

Callum Turner and Riley Keough have joined the cast of Karim Aïnouz's Rosebush Pruning, replacing Kristen Stewart and Josh O'Connor who were originally announced on the project during Cannes alongside Elle Fanning. Fanning remains on board alongside Masters of the Air star Turner and Daisy Jones & The…

EXCLUSIVE: Jonah Hauer-King is set to join the ensemble of Kathryn Bigelow's next film at Netflix. The untitled thriller also stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Tracy Letts, Moses Ingram, Anthony Ramos and Gabriel Basso. Bigelow will direct. Netflix had no comment on the…